Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their Care team. Responsibilities include monitoring resident wellbeing, supporting medication requirements, and undertaking staff supervisions. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 in care, 2 years' experience in a similar environment, and possess strong communication skills. This role offers a chance to work in a caring and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of residents.
• Support residents with their medication.
• Undertake staff supervisions.

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 in care

Job description

Job summary

This is a Senior Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves supporting and working alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, your responsibilities will include monitoring the wellbeing of residents, being involved in the person-centered care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives, and healthcare professionals. You will be required to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, 2 years' experience in a similar care environment, and the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. A positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff, as well as being responsive and flexible, are also essential.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery believes that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other and they are passionate about building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
• Being involved in the person-centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
• Acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Have a positive attitude to both supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Equal Opportunities

Avery Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer.